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play guitar and bass

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Christopher J. Fiscus

Bioinformatics Scientist

Experienced scientist specializing in plant evolutionary genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics, with a proven track record of successfully driving research projects.

Committed to making a meaningful and lasting impact by driving positive change and contributing to advancements that benefit society.

Relevant Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, CA

Present - 2022

  • Designing and executing 3 original research projects in population and quantitative genetics by combining domain-specific knowledge with data analysis and visualization
  • Creating and implementing bioinformatic pipelines and workflows to analyze next-generation sequencing (NGS) data in a high-performance computing (HPC) environment
  • Communicating progress towards project objectives to stakeholders in a variety of mediums including oral presentations and written reports

Graduate Student Researcher

University of California, Riverside

Riverside, CA

2022 - 2017

  • Executed 3 original research projects in computational biology, genomics, and population genetics as part of 2 international collaborations resulting in 1 peer-reviewed publication, 2 oral presentations, and 4 poster presentations
  • Demonstrated leadership and project management skills by managing 5 direct report mentees
  • Designed and implemented bioinformatic pipelines to analyze next-generation sequencing (NGS) data in a unix-based high-performance computing (HPC) environment

Education

PhD Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics

University of California, Riverside

N/A

2022

BS Biotechnology

University of California, Davis

N/A

2015